TAAFI

About

The Toronto Animation Arts Festival International (TAAFI) is the first top tier international animation festival in Toronto and will be held in in the heart of Toronto’s entertainment district at TIFF Bell-Lightbox. It will be an exciting, eye opening look at compelling, animated storytelling with its highly anticipated content, star power and high profile screenings. It will also educate and inspire through the innovative and diverse techniques showcased in the gala premieres, screenings, keynote addresses, competitions, and awards. TAAFI will act as a tent pole event, supporting and building community by creating opportunities for studios to meet and work together through local and international networking events and social media initiatives.

Awards

• Best Student Short 
• Best Canadian Short 
• Best International Short 
• Grand Pix 
• Audience Choice 
• Best Kids Short

Rules

• Submissions of animated films of all genres and animation techniques with a production date of January 2022 or later are accepted.
• Submissions are to be made via Filmfreeway.

Selection Media Type: digital screener only, or online link (please include password in submission, if needed).

Screening Media Type: DVCAM, HD CAM, 35 мм, miniDV, MOV, DigiBeta, SDV

Audio language: original

Subtitles language: english

Premiere Requirements

No premiere requirement

Jury and Organizers

Alexandra Moorshead (Event Planner); Barnabas Wornoff (Festival Chair/Community/Programming); Ben McEvoy (Sponsorship/Community/Programming); Cara McCutcheon (Public Relations); JoAnn Purcell (Agreement Signator/Registrar/Programmer); Mark Jones (Operations and Finance); Mike Weiss (Programmer); Nick Boos (Web Technical Director); Rich Duhaney (Marketing/Programming); Sara Schmidt (Filmmaker).